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This morning we checked out the activity at Sharon Woods Metro Park (Franklin County). Things were generally slow except for several bursts of activity lasting from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. We began with the Spring Creek Trail and finished with the Edward S. Thomas Trail. This provided us with varied habitat that included forest, edge areas and grasslands. My highlight was several Scarlet Tanagers in intense red color that perched on open branches and put on an enjoyable show. A pair of Vesper Sparrows flitted around us allowing for a terrific view of this grassland species. Often Vesper Sparrows stay low and amid cover vegetation, but this pair rose to pishing and perched as if to show off their white outer tail feathers just in case there were any questions of their heritage. In all it was a wonderful morning to walk the trails enjoying both the birds and the wild flowers. 

Species included:
Canada Goose
Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Cooper’s Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Wood Pewee
Willow Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Carolina Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
Tennessee Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
American Redstart
Common Yellowthroat
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
White-Crowned Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
 
We totaled 63 species, however, there were several species that were expected that were not found. Among these were Wood Duck, Pileated Woodpecker, Acadian Flycatcher, Palm Warbler, Ovenbird, Louisiana Waterthrush and Orchard Oriole. A friend once told me that that’s why they call it birding rather than bird watching. This will provide an excuse to return to Sharon Woods Metro Park and enjoy its beauty.

Charlie Bombaci




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